Posted on 21/12/2009 by terrortrends
Iran’s opposition seized upon the death of one of the Islamic republic’s founding fathers — a revered ayatollah who was also a fierce critic of the nation’s leadership — to take to the streets in mourning.
Tens of thousands of Iranian mourners–many chanting protest slogans–joined the funeral procession Monday for Grand Ayatollah Hossein Ali Montazeri, who had described government crackdowns as the work of power-hungry despots.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB126138884439499959.html?mod=WSJ_newsreel_world
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Posted on 21/12/2009 by terrortrends
Posted on 20/12/2009 by terrortrends
Iran on Sunday detained a documentary filmmaker for “insulting officials” of the Islamic republic, the ISNA news agency reported.
Mohammad Nurizad “was summoned and after arraignment … bail was set for him but since he couldn’t afford it, he was sent to prison,” the Tehran public and revolutionary prosecutor’s office said, quoted by ISNA.
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5hsc2UAqU1qXzrFVKGkfRP4pSgtaA
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Posted on 19/12/2009 by terrortrends
Iran is ready to strike a uranium enrichment deal if the United States and the West respect the Islamic Republic and stop making threats, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad says.
http://news.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=985717
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Posted on 19/12/2009 by terrortrends
Iran’s hard-line judiciary acknowledged for the first time Saturday that at least three prisoners detained after June’s disputed presidential election were beaten to death by their jailers, confirming a key claim by the country’s opposition movement.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/34489641/ns/world_news-mideastn_africa/
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Posted on 19/12/2009 by terrortrends
Iranian forces crossed into Iraq and seized an oil well just over the two countries’ disputed border…
http://apnews.myway.com/article/20091218/D9CM0SV80.html
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